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Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences
This updated edition presents the latest research available on aging individuals, populations, and the dynamic culmination of the life course, providing a comprehensive synthesis and review of the latest research findings in the social sciences of aging that is of particular interest to scientists and researchers in a broad array of specialties
Linda George (Edited by), Kenneth Ferraro (Edited by)
9780124172357
Paperback / softback, published 15 October 2015
552 pages
23.4 x 19 x 3.4 cm, 1.11 kg
Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences, Eighth Edition, presents the extraordinary growth of research on aging individuals, populations, and the dynamic culmination of the life course, providing a comprehensive synthesis and review of the latest research findings in the social sciences of aging. As the complexities of population dynamics, cohort succession, and policy changes modify the world and its inhabitants in ways that must be vigilantly monitored so that aging research remains relevant and accurate, this completely revised edition not only includes the foundational, classic themes of aging research, but also a rich array of emerging topics and perspectives that advance the field in exciting ways. New topics include families, immigration, social factors, and cognition, caregiving, neighborhoods, and built environments, natural disasters, religion and health, and sexual behavior, amongst others.
Foreword Preface Section I: Theory and Methods Chapter 1 – Aging and the Social Sciences: Progress and Prospects Linda K. George and Kenneth F. Ferraro Chapter 2 – Trajectory Models for Aging Research Scott M. Lynch and Miles G. Taylor Section II: Social Structures and Processes Chapter 3 – Biodemography: Adding Biological Insight into Social, Economic, and Psychological Models of Population and Individual Health Change with Age Eileen M. Crimmins and Sarinnapha M. Vasunilashorn Chapter 4 – Late-Life Disability Trends and Trajectories Douglas Wolf Chapter 5 – Early Life Origins of Adult Health and Aging Diana Kuh and Yoav Ven-Shlomo Chapter 6 – Racial and Ethnic Inequalities in Health Jacqueline L. Angel, Stipica Mudrazija, and Rebecca Benson Chapter 7 – Immigration, Aging, and the Life Course Judith Treas and Zoya Gubernskaya Chapter 8 – Gender, Time Use, and Aging Liana C. Sayer, Vicki A. Freedman, and Suzanne M. Bianchi Chapter 9 – Social Networks in Later Life Benjamin Cornwell and Markus H. Schafer Section III: Social Factors and Social Institutions Chapter 10 – Stability, Change, and Complexity in Later-Life Families J. Jill Suitor, Megan Gilligan, and Karl Pillemer Chapter 11 – The Influence of Military Service on Aging Janet M. Wilmoth and Andrew S. London Chapter 12 – Religion, Health, and Aging Neal Krause and R. David Hayward Chapter 13 – Evolving Patterns of Work and Retirement Kevin E. Cahill, Michael D. Giandrea, and Joseph F. Quinn Chapter 14 – Productive Engagement in Later Life Nancy Morrow-Howell and Emily A. Greenfield Chapter 15 – Aging, Neighborhoods, and the Built Environment Carol S. Aneshensel, Frederick Harig, and Richard G. Wight Chapter 16 – Abusive Relationships in Late Life Karen A. Roberto Chapter 17 – The Impact of Disasters: Implications for the Well-Being of Older Adults Lisa M. Brown and Kathryn A. Frahm Chapter 18 – End-of-Life Planning and Health Care Deborah Carr and Elizabeth Luth Section IV – Aging and Society Chapter 19 – Organization and Financing of Health Care Marilyn Moon Chapter 20 – Innovations in Long-Term Care Joseph E. Gaugler Chapter 21 – Politics and Policies of Aging in the United States Robert B. Hudson Chapter 22 – The Future of Retirement Security in Comparative Perspective John B. Williamson and Daniel Béland Chapter 23 – Health Inequalities Among Older Adults in Developed Countries: Reconciling Theories and Policy Approaches Amélie Quesnel-Vallée, Andrea Willson, and Sandra Reiter-Campeau
Subject Areas: Neurosciences [PSAN], Educational psychology [JNC], Psychology of ageing [JMD], Child & developmental psychology [JMC]
